• BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    im comparing an insult to bootlicking. jesus christ you people really feel like arguing over absolutely nothing

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      1 month ago

      I think you are missing the point, which is that “cocksucker” should not be used as an insult because it’s homophobic. Even if you personally identify it as a power dynamic insult, it does not change the fact that it is rooted in homophobia and that the OOP most likely used it without any thought as to its meaning and history but rather it just came to him as a viable insult (internalized homophobia)

      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 month ago

        or maybe i’m just gay and i think cocksucker is a funny insult, but no i must be homophobic, clearly that’s the only option.

        This shits just not that complicated bro, it’s language, doesn’t matter where an insult came from if it’s use is broadly different in modern lexicon. Some fascinating psychoanalysis of random people on the internet.